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EP 1 217 430 A3 |
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EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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Date of publication A3: |
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19.11.2003 Bulletin 2003/47 |
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Date of publication A2: |
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26.06.2002 Bulletin 2002/26 |
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Date of filing: 29.11.2001 |
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Designated Contracting States: |
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AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR |
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AL LT LV MK RO SI |
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Priority: |
30.11.2000 JP 2000365909
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Applicant: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. |
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Kanagawa-ken (JP) |
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Inventors: |
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- Arakawa, Jun, Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
Ashigarakami-gun, Kanagawa-ken (JP)
- Nakamura, Hiroaki, Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
Ashigarakami-gun, Kanagawa-ken (JP)
- Nishio, Tomonori, Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
Ashigarakami-gun, Kanagawa-ken (JP)
- Kachi, Yasuhiko, Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
Ashigarakami-gun, Kanagawa-ken (JP)
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Representative: Klunker . Schmitt-Nilson . Hirsch |
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Winzererstrasse 106
80797 München
80797 München (DE) |
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Image forming method and system |
(57) A photosensitive material containing a photosensitive silver halide and an organic
silver salt and capable of forming an image, which corresponds to a latent image recorded
on the photosensitive material through exposure, when the photosensitive material
is heated, is utilized for forming an image. The photosensitive material, on which
the latent image has been recorded, is heated, and the image corresponding to the
latent image is formed with the heating on the photosensitive material. The image
is read out from the heat-developed photosensitive material, and an image signal having
thus been obtained is subjected to image processing for forming a digital image signal,
from which the image is capable of being reproduced.